Ice cream stand opens in Summit Point

July 20, 2014

SUMMIT POINT - Summit Point has a new business that opened on the Fourth of July.

Utters Hand-Dipped Ice Cream is located at 2871 Summit Point Road and will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.

The stand offers everything from a scoop of ice cream to banana splits and a variety of milkshakes. There are 11 flavors to choose from.

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In July’s heat people are already stopping by the Utters Hand-Dipped Ice Cream stand in Summit Point.

The business was an idea of Judy Shea, who for a long time had a business in Clear Brook, Virginia. The new Utters Hand-Dipped Ice Cream stand sits next to the Rail Side Market, which was opened in 2007 by her daughter and son-in-law.

After her business closed in Clear Brook, Shea wanted to start a business close to home. She looked around online, as well as in little shops in the area, and decided on an ice cream stand.

"We decided that there was not enough room in the market to sell ice cream, so it was decided to put the stand next to the market," Shea said. "I found Hershey's Ice Cream on the net. Thanks to their help with setting up a small business I was able to open Utters Hand-Dipped Ice Cream on July Fourth."

The Hershey's Ice Cream Co. has an outlet in Winchester, Virginia. A company spokesperson said that the company is not connected to the more famous Hershey's Chocolate Company, but is owned by another member of the Hershey family.

"When people go for a ride in the country on a weekend or just want to get away I hope they stop by the Utters Hand-Dipped Ice Cream stand," Shea said. "They will be in for a great treat."